Food Transport — Emissions in South America
South America: Food Transport — Emissions was 51,434 kt in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food Transport — Emissions in South America, 1990–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kt.
Analysis
South America recorded 51,434 kt for food transport — emissions in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food transport — emissions in South America peaked at 51,434 kt in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19,058 kt, in 1990.
That places South America 11th out of 33 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,375 kt | 19,058 kt | 28,891 kt | 10 |
| 2000s | 31,812 kt | 28,662 kt | 36,558 kt | 10 |
| 2010s | 46,914 kt | 39,724 kt | 49,477 kt | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,777 kt | 42,727 kt | 51,434 kt | 4 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 8 Saudi Arabia 14,765 kt compare
- 9 India 14,306 kt compare
- 10 Mexico 14,193 kt compare
- 11 Republic of Korea 11,366 kt compare
- 12 Germany 11,084 kt compare
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 10,619 kt compare
- 14 France 9,661 kt compare
More climate change data for South America
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 1.01 million kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 224,200 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 781,384 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 846.04 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 27,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 123,748 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 96,422 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 27,326 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 363.86 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 975.93 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food transport — emissions in South America?
- Food transport — emissions in South America was 51,434 kt in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest food transport — emissions recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 51,434 kt in 2023.
- What is the lowest food transport — emissions recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,058 kt in 1990.
- How does South America rank for food transport — emissions?
- South America ranks 11th out of 33 groups with data for 2023.
- Is food transport — emissions rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Food Transport — Emissions (CO2). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Pre- and post- agricultural production includes the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and related activity data, generated from pre- and post-agriculture production stages of the agri-food systems. Data are computed following the Tier 1 methods of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Guidelines for National greenhouse gas (GHG) Inventories (IPCC, 1996; 1997; 2000; 2002; 2006; 2014). The domain includes methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), carbon dioxide (CO2) and CO2 equivalent (CO2eq) emissions from the above activities as well as the aggregate fluorinated gases (F-gases) emissions. Estimates are available by country, with global coverage and are updated annually.The FAOSTAT domain disseminates information estimates of CH4, N2O, CO2 emissions, F-gases, their aggregates in CO2eq in units of kilotonnes (kt, or 10^6 kg), and the underlying activity data. CO2eq emissions are computed by using the IPCC Fifth Assessment report global warming potentials, AR5 (IPCC, 2014). Data are available for most countries and territories, for standard FAOSTAT regional aggregations, and for Annex I and non-Annex I country groups.